Imperial Valley News Center
CBP Special Operation Interrupts Smuggling Network of Illicit Agriculture Goods
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Cincinnati, Ohio - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agriculture Specialists (CBPAS) at the Port of Cincinnati recently conducted a special operation in a continued effort to interrupt an extensive network of purposely mislabeled and high-risk agriculture products coming from Hong Kong, China, India, and Saudi Arabia.
Attorney General Statement on the 20th Anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Attorney General Eric Holder released the following statement to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing:
Four Companies and Five Individuals Indicted for Illegally Exporting Technology to Iran
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Houston, Texas - A 24-count indictment has been unsealed Friday charging four corporations and five individuals with facilitating the illegal export of high-tech microelectronics, uninterruptible power supplies and other commodities to Iran in violation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).
DHS Announces Appointment of New Members of the Homeland Security Advisory Council
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Washington, DC - Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson announced the appointment of five new members to the Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC). The HSAC is comprised of experts from state, local and tribal governments, emergency and first responder communities, academia and the private sector who provide recommendations and advice to the Secretary of Homeland Security on a variety of homeland security issues.
MS-13 gang member sentenced to 30 months in prison for unlawful re-entry
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Alexandria, Virginia - A Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang member, who was previously deported to El Salvador on two occasions, was sentenced Friday to 30 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for unlawful re-entry after removal. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) conducted the investigation that led to the sentencing. They will remove him to El Salvador once he completes his prison sentence.
Former California prison inmate sentenced in Missouri to 42 years for trading child pornography from prison
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Kansas City, Missouri - A former California prison inmate, who was sent to prison following his conviction on state sex offenses, was sentenced in federal court Thursday to 42 years for using a smuggled cell phone to distribute child pornography while serving time.
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